4 Oct 1940
Italy
Italy
- Adolf Hitler met Benito Mussolini in the Brenner Pass on the Italian-Austrian border. Benito Mussolini was happy to notice that Adolf Hitler seemed to have given up on any talks of invading Britain. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | Brenner, Sudtirolo | TH]
2 Jun 1941
Italy
Italy
- Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met again at the Brenner Pass on the Italian-Austrian border. ww2dbase [Benito Mussolini | Brenner, Sudtirolo | TH]
4 May 1945
Italy
Italy
- US Fifth Army moved up to the Brenner Pass on the Italo-Austrian border. ww2dbase [Operation Grapeshot and Operation Roast | Brenner, Sudtirolo | TH]
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